John Motley Morehead High School

John Motley Morehead High School is a public high school located in Eden, North Carolina, serving students in the ninth through twelfth grade. Morehead High School is a part of the Rockingham County Schools school district.

John Motley Morehead High School
Address
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134 N. Pierce Street, Eden, NC 27288


United States
Information
TypePublic high school
secondary school
MottoPanther Pride
Established1952 (72 years ago) (1952)
StatusOpen
School districtRockingham County Schools
AuthorityNorth Carolina Department of Education
AuthorizerUnited States Department of Education
CEEB code343715
PrincipalJason Tuggle
Faculty79
Teaching staff49.75 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
GenderCo-Educational
Enrollment814 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.36[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Black, white, and red
   
Athletics conferenceNorth Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA)
Sportsbaseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, wrestling
MascotPanther
NicknamePanthers
RivalRockingham County High School
Reidsville High School
Feeder schoolsJames E. Holmes Middle School
Websitewww.moreheadhigh.org

History

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The school opened in 1952, as Tri-City High School, to serve the then-separate communities of Eden – Leaksville, Spray, and Draper. The school gained its current name in 1958 in honor of John Motley Morehead III, the grandson of John Motley Morehead, who donated to a number of projects for the school. Among these projects were Carillon Bells and a football stadium and fieldhouse.[2][3] Four building projects expanded the high school: a classroom and auditorium building in 1960, a library in 1968, a gymnasium in 1981, and the cafeteria and science building in 1991. Students from the former historically African American high school Douglass high school, were integrated into Morehead's student body in the fall of 1966. The industrial education center was housed on the school's campus through 1966. It became a countywide setting for vocational training. Later, it was removed and re-established at Rockingham Community College located in Wentworth, North Carolina.

As of August 2016, 53% of students are White, 22% of students are African American, and 25% of students are of other ethnicities.

36°30′19″N 79°44′10″W / 36.50518°N 79.73601°W / 36.50518; -79.73601

Curriculum

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Morehead provides students a variety of subjects and courses to take for either a standard or advanced diploma such as Math, science, Social Studies, English, and also Foreign language classes, Theater Arts etc.

Programs

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MHS also runs an Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program for students who may join the army instead of attending a College or four-year institution. Other programs include career and technical Education, career and college promise program. Morehead also has a Health Science Program

Athletics

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MHS is a part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and competes in the 3A Mid-State Conference. Morehead's biggest rivals are Reidsville High School and Rockingham County High School.

"Fall Sports": Cross country, Football, Volleyball

"Winter Sports ": Boys' JV Basketball, Boys' Varsity Basketball, Girls' JV Basketball, Girls' Varsity Basketball, co-ed Swimming, Wrestling

"Spring Sports": Boys' JV Baseball, Boys' Varsity Baseball, Girls' JV Softball, Girls' Varsity Softball, co-ed Track

Wrestling team

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The Morehead Panthers wrestling team won the NCHSAA 3A dual team state championship in 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2014, and 2016.[4] They were the NCHSAA 3A state tournament team champions in 1998, 1999, 2006, 2014, and 2015.[5]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "John M Morehead High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Who is John Motley Morehead, III". Retrieved November 26, 2016 – via Www.rock.k12.nc.us.
  3. ^ "Morehead, John Motley, III | NCpedia".
  4. ^ Dual Team Wrestling State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  5. ^ Individual Wrestling State Tournament. NCHSAA. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Antico Dalton". www.pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Takayo Siddle, John M Morehead, Point Guard - 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 9, 2020.